Bengals @ Cowboys -- Past facts of interest
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Bengals (0-4) at Cowboys (3-1)
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# Without an injured Carson Palmer, the Bengals
lost to the Browns last weekend, 20-12. The last
time a Cincinnati team lost its first four games of
the season was when it went 0-7 to begin 2002.
# Ryan Fitzpatrick started in place of Palmer (his
first NFL start since 2005) and threw for 156 yards,
one touchdown and three interceptions. Palmer's
elbow injury isn't considered serious and he plans
to start this Sunday against the Cowboys.
# With its 26-24 home loss to the Redskins last
Sunday, Dallas is now 1-2 in its last three regular-
season games at Texas Stadium with each of those
contests decided by four points or less. The Cow-
boys are 4-1 all-time at home against the Bengals
only loss in 1988).
# After averaging 30 rushes per game in the first
three weeks of the 2008 season, the Cowboys ran
the ball just 11 times in Week 4 against Washing-
ton - the fewest rushes by a Cowboys' squad since
1990 when they had 11 in a loss against the Giants.
# Chad Johnson caught his first touchdown pass
of the season last week against the Browns. Since
2004, Johnson has 5,631 receiving yards and Ter-
rell Owens has 52 touchdown catches - both num-
bers are highest among all players in the league.
# The Bengals signed former Bear running back
Cedric Benson on Tuesday after DeDe Dorsey was
put on the IR with a hamstring injury. The No. 4
overall pick in the 2005 draft, Benson had a career-
high 674 yards (4 TD) in 11 games last season be-
fore going down with a season-ending ankle injury
vs. the Broncos in Week 12.
# Dallas has scored 17 points in its first possession
of the game this season - most among all teams in
the league. The only time in 2008 that the Cowboys
did not score on their first possession was last week-
end vs. the Redskins.
# With his sack of Jason Campbell in Week 4, De-
Marcus Ware has now recorded at least sack in seven
straight games dating to last season - the longest
active streak in the league.
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